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Sam is two times Sydey's
their combined
age is 36. What is Sydney's age.​

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Answer:

12 years old

Explanation:

Let's call Sydney's age x and Sam's age 2x. We can write:

x + 2x = 36

3x = 36

x = 12 so the answer is 12 years old.

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